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SWIMMING POOL SERVICE PORT ST LUCIE FLORIDA
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Everclear Pool Service Port St Lucie Florida - Palm Beach and St Lucie
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WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE OF MY POOL?
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WHAT IS MEANT BY "LAYERS OF PROTECTION"?
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The single most important safety feature for swimming pools is competent, vigilant supervision. Without it you’re placing the lives of your family and guests in the hands of equipment and gadgets. Most pool accidents occur when adults are not present. Maybe they were sidetracked (even for an instant) or perhaps they thought that their pool had enough safety equipment built in. Unfortunately we sometimes learn too late that there is NO SUBSTITUTE FOR SUPERVISION.
Children look for opportunities to spread their wings and “escape” the confines of parent’s watchful eye. They have little concept of danger and will attempt on their own what they’ve seen older siblings or parents do; like jumping in the pool or spa. All parents know this and most take steps to protect their kids from pool dangers. They teach them to swim, put up fences and alarms, repeatedly tell them to stay away from the pool area, and the list goes on. By a large measure, most of us are successful in protecting our kids from pool injuries. Only a small percentage of children who live in a house with a swimming pool are injured or drowned in it. And an even smaller number of children visiting houses with swimming pools are injured or drowned while visiting.
However, even 1 child drowning in a backyard swimming pool is too many. The reasons are all too familiar to us all. We’ve heard them a hundred times on the news. “I turned away for only a second to answer the phone…”, or “I thought the door was locked….”, or even “I thought she was asleep. She must have crawled out of her crib….”. The fact is that kids can get away from you if you’re not constantly vigilant where your pool is concerned.
BE AWARE AT ALL TIMES
Use safety devices such as alarms, gates and fences, covers, etc. as backup devices. At most, expect them to give you a few extra seconds of reaction time. Don’t expect them to save the life of your child. That’s your job.
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Simply put, it means to have multiple levels of safety features on your pool. For example, a fence (meeting Florida Building Code standards) completely around a pool is one layer of protection. A gate alarm (again, meeting FBC standards) would be another layer. Anti-entrapment, anti-entanglement (or at least anti-vortex) would be considered another layer. A pool cover capable of supporting the weight of adults (and meeting other important safety standards) would be another layer. Having dual main drains (built correctly and valved properly) would be yet another layer or protection.
Clearly the more layers of protection you have in place the safer your pool is. When you read most Building Codes (including Florida’s), you’ll see the phrase “layers of protection” referred to several times.
Depending on one single protective device or pool feature is not good practice. More is definitely better when pool safety devices are concerned. One note here is to make sure that the devices and features are installed correctly, that they work as they’re intended and that they are maintained properly. The best alarm in the world won’t help you if your batteries are dead.
One last note: Once again, devices help. Layers of protection should not be relied upon in place of adult supervision. In fact, adult supervision should be your Number One Layer of Protection.
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IS IT IMPORTANT FOR ME TO KNOW HOW THE PUMP AND CIRCULATION SYSTEM ON MY POOL WORKS?
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WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION ON POOL SAFETY?
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Yes, it’s imperative. In an emergency you’ll need to be able to shut the pump and/or power to your pool IMMEDIATELY. Those precious seconds spent trying to find out where the switches are or what each valve does might cost a life of a loved one.
Circulation systems, On/Off switches, valve settings, power supplies are all extremely simple to understand. ANY competent pool guy can walk you through it. All adults and young adults living in a pool home should be knowledgeable about the pump/circulation system. Of equal importance is having On/Off switches labeled as well as valve settings. You may not be the one having to shut it down in an emergency. It may be a baby sitter or house guest who has not been trained on your system.
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You can go to our Safety Site by clicking this linkPalm-Beach-Pools.comWe created the site to deal exclusively with pool safety issues. Using data from a variety of sources as well as drawing on our own experiences, the site is a helpful source for pool owners who want to make their pool as safe as possible.
To those folks who are intent on keeping their pool safe, we applaud your effort. Too many people place pool safety toward the end of their "things to do" list. If we can be of assistance in your safety efforts, don't hesitate to call. Information is free for the asking.
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